Process of treating groundnuts and product derived therefrom.



HEINRICH WIBO AUGUST'THEOD'QB FBIEDRICHS, IBERGEDORF, GERMANY.

PROCESS or TREATING eaotrirDmiTs Ann PRODUCT DERIVED THEREFROM.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Application hled February 12, 1012. Serial No. 677,077.

Patented July 1, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it. known that l I, HEINRICH WIBO AUoUsT THEODOR FRIEDRIoHs, a subject of the German Emperor, and resident of No. 5 Roonstrasse, in the'town of Bergedorf, German Empire, have invented a new and use-- ful Process of Treating Groundnuts and the Product Derived Therefrom, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the treatment of kernels of the groundnut (Amohz's hypogwa) and the product obtained thereby. The object of the invention is to produce a substitute for almonds. The taste of almonds cannot be obtained to such an extent as to replace the nuts themselves, as the flavor of almonds is derived from the oil contained therein. But it is a well-known fact that, for example, the flesh of cocoanuts is frequently used as a substitute for almonds in confectionery for making almond biscuits, almond tarts and the like, and it is intended that the groundnut prepared according to the present invention shall answer as a substitute. With this object in view, the kernels are at first roasted, care being taken that their flesh does not get brown. After the roasting, the ,husks can easily be removed, but it has been found that the'kernel becomes brittle and, when commmuted, becomes a powdery mass.

This brittleness, however, is removed by.

moistening the kernels with water after roasting and removing the husks. By this treatment they obtain the same flexibility and leatherlike toughness as boiled almonds so that they can be cut planed or hacked. It also'removes their characteristic earthy taste. Their taste can be further improved by addingto the softenin water an etheric oil or an essence of any sultable qualities.

I claim:

1. The process of treating ground-nuts, which consists in slightly roasting groundnuts, removing their husks, and softening the roasted kernels with water.

2. The process of treatingground-nuts, I

which consists in slightly roasting groundnuts, removing their husks, and softening the roasted kernels with water, and etheric oil. i

3. product consisting of slightly roasted, husked and softened kernels of groundnuts.

HEINRICH WIBO AUGUST THEODOR F'RIEDRIGHS. 

